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FBR chief urged to extend IT return deadline
ISLAMABAD: Almost all tax bar associations, chambers/ federations and trade bodies have requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial to extend the deadline for filing of income tax return forms by one month ...
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UK PM urges ‘calm’ as thousands block flashpoint N Ireland parade
PORTADOWN, (United Kingdom): UK Prime Minister Andy Burnam urged “calm” Sunday as thousands of people rallied to block a pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic area for the first time in 28 years, triggering an ...
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PCGA demands govt launch drive to save cotton economy
MULTAN: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has demanded the government should launch a nationwide “Grow Cotton, Save the Economy” campaign, while considering its recommendations be made part of national policy. At its general body m...
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Mali gold mine: Barrick Mining reaches deal with unions
TORONTO: Canada’s Barrick Mining has signed a new collective bargaining agreement with unions representing workers at its Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine in western Mali, a company spokesperson and a union official said on Sunday, easing the threa...
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Interview with Adil Salahuddin, CEO and Head of Coverage – Standard Chartered Pakistan
Adil Salahuddin is Chief Executive Officer and Head of Coverage at Standard Chartered Pakistan. A seasoned banker with more than three decades of experience, including over 25 years with Standard Chartered, he has worked across corporate an...
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LSM finds a higher base
Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth may have slowed to 3 percent YoY in July, but the headline understates the more important development. The July LSM index climbed to 119.13, the highest reading ever recorded for the month and comforta...
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KP cabinet approves Police Act 2026
PESHAWAR: Provincial Cabinet has approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act 2026. The proposed legislation would introduce a comprehensive institutional framework aimed at making the police more accountable to the public while strengthening...
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Checkpost attack: KP CM visits D I Khan, inquires after health of injured
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi visited Dera Ismail Khan, where he visited the hospital and inquired after the health of those injured in the terrorist attack on Aman Mela Check Post. Former Chief Minister...
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Govt committed to providing people accurate information: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said the government of Pakistan was committed to ensuring the provision of accurate and authentic information to citizens, promoting transparency, and safeguarding the right to access inform...
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PM, Naqvi commend forces for successful Balochistan operations
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on Sunday, commended the security forces for their successful operations against terrorists of Fitna al-Khwarij and Fitna al-Hindustan, operating with Indian backing, in various areas of Ba...
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SHO killed by alleged smugglers
PESHAWAR: A police officer was killed in exchange of fire with alleged smugglers of non-customs paid (NCP) vehicles in Mulagori locality of district Khyber. According to police, Riaz Hussain Afridi, Station House Officer (SHO) Mulagori Poli...
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Rs1.6m recovered: FIA arrests consultancy CEO in UK student visa fraud case
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Islamabad Zone has arrested the CEO of IEIS Consultants from Bahria Town Phase 7 in a UK student visa fraud case and recovered the complainant’s full amount of Rs 1.6 million. An FIA officia...
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Investigation into ‘sale of non-customs-paid goods’: FBR delays implementation of FTO’s recommendations
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has further delayed implementation of the binding recommendations of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) directing a detailed investigation into an alleged nationwide racket in the sale of non-custo...
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A temporary breather in RLNG import
EDITORIAL: The recent international oil price crisis due to the ongoing war, which has engulfed the Gulf region, is fortunately not creating havoc for Pakistan’s economy as it did during the crises of 2022 and 2008. The fiscal side is cushi...
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The civil service challenge
EDITORIAL: Pakistan does not lack ideas for civil service reform; what it has long lacked though is the political resolve to change the system that has resisted it. The latest package for civil service reforms, unveiled on September 19 by P...
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JI to resume ‘super long march’ from Multan if demands not met: Hafiz
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Sunday said that his party’s protest movement against the petroleum levy, agreements with independent power producers (IPPs) and inflation will continue, and a “super long march” ...
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Pharma markets face shortage of over 100 life-saving drugs
KARACHI: More than 100 life-saving medicines are currently unavailable in Pakistan, making it difficult for patients to access essential treatment for conditions including cancer, hypertension, and diabetes, according to drug manufacturers ...
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Man City’s 115 Charges — The Scandal, The Escape, and Pep’s Own Past
Man City just got found guilty on 114 of 115 financial charges — but the story behind it is much more complex.
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My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
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My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
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